Demorest, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Demorest	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$20,730	$26,678	$29,829
Median household income	$45,547	$51,037	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$59,063	$65,914	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,060	$32,100	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,368	$34,871	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,668	$25,493	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.1%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.6%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Demorest is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Demorest is 18% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Demorest is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Demorest is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,361 $45,547 $91,094

City

$34,021 $51,037 $102,074

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Demorest median earnings by income bracket

Demorest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.3%	17.3%
Manufacturing sector	11.4%	11.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.1%	9.1%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	41.0%	41.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clermont, GA	964	$86,250	55.9%
Tallulah Falls, GA	331	$67,625	22.2%
Helen, GA	546	$64,000	15.7%
Mount Airy, GA	1,545	$57,125	3.3%
Clarkesville, GA	1,748	$53,333	3.6%
Demorest, GA	2,247	$45,547	17.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Anchor Point, AK	2,247	$55,213	0.2%
Woodlawn CDP (Carroll County), VA	2,247	$46,500	15.9%
Hammond, WI	2,247	$67,460	21.9%
Dauphin, MB	2,247	n/a
Nanton, AB	2,247	n/a
Demorest, GA	2,247	$45,547	17.7%

Source: The Demorest, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).